Henderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Joury Martin, Henderson County, Texas, 1867
Joury Martin registered to vote in Henderson County on August 20, 1867. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 17 years in Texas, 17 of them in Henderson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Henderson County registered 294 freedmen in 1867, 28% of its voters.
- Mississippi
- Birthplace
- 17 years
- In Texas
- 17 years
- In the county
- about 1850
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1850 to 1870
Joury Martin
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Joury Martin
- Place of birth
- Mississippi
- County of registration
- Henderson County
- Precinct
- 2
- Registered
- August 20, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 17 years
- Years in Henderson County
- 17 years
- Years in the precinct
- 17 years
- Signature, as written
- "Jordan Martin"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Martins elsewhere in Texas
Sources
This entry comes from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration, the Texas Secretary of State registration lists held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. It sits on page 15 of the Henderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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